[tophat9000]

OAN would be fools not to exploited this ...they should pick up what fox is casting off

it like the Dem when they made the tactical decision to abandon there base...the white working class

Fox is doing the same.. let Fox pull a “Stupit Hillary”(The dem version of a “Crazy Ivan”?) ...and OAN can pull off a Trump

[ExNewsExSpook]

To attract talent like O’Reilly and Hannity, OAN would need a major cash infusion. Charles Herring, the network's founder, is a wealthy guy, but (by his own admission), OAN runs on a shoe-string budget, using largely-unknown talent. And some of their footage is actually shot by other networks, and purchased by OAN under a pool arrangement.

Collectively, the current talent line-up at OAN doesn't make 25% of what O’Reilly was making at Fox. If you want to bring aboard someone like Bill or Sean Hannity, you're going to pay a premium price.

And, if OAN really wants to compete with the big boys, they need to expand their staff and coverage capabilities; that means attracting more investors who are willing to absorb the losses that will come until OAN reaches their new break-even point. From what I've read, Herring doesn't have the resources of Ted Turner at CNN’s start-up—and the network almost pushed him into bankruptcy before it began making money. And Herring doesn't have a huge media conglomerate (like News Corp) that can absorb hundreds of millions in losses before it moves into the black.

That's not to say it can't be done. OAN is attracting a loyal audience and viewership is on the increase. Ironically, Herring is following the original CNN model in building his network: straight news coverage, using anchors largely recruited from local stations. Bringing O'Reilly and Hannity on-board would be a quantum leap that would attract an even larger audience, but it would also drive up costs. If Herring decides to go that route, I think he can find the investors he needs. The irony is that Donald Trump would be at the top of that list if he hadn't been elected president.